BOB DYLAN Blonde On Blonde D/LP 1966 MONO 1st Press 1/1/1/1 EARLIEST EVER
  £   80
  $   106

 


£ 80 Sold For
Jun 11, 2016 Sold Date
Jun 6, 2016 Start Date
17   Number Of Bids
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On offer is a VERY rare Double LP and especially hard to find in this condition, by Bob Dylan called "Blonde On Blonde". This is an ORIGINAL 1966 UK MONO 1st Pressing on the 1st Press 'Textured' Orange CBS labels.  THIS DOUBLE LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND! -  THIS IS ONE OF BOB DYLAN'S RAREST LPs EVER - AND VIRTUALLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE! -  THIS AMAZING DOUBLE LP IS WITHOUT ANY DOUBT, ONE OF THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER 1960s LPs  - AND IS INCREDIBLY HARD TO LOCATE TODAY! -  BUT WHAT MAKES THIS DOUBLE LP REALLY SPECIAL - IS THAT IT IS THE 'EARLIEST' UK MONO 1ST PRESSING EVER MADE - FROM THE VERY 'DAY OF RELEASE' BACK IN 1966!!!!  AND THIS IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ON THIS DOUBLE LP - AND MAKES IT ONE OF THE ALL TIME UK BOB DYLAN LPs EVER MADE!!!!  AS MOST BOB DYLAN COLLECTORS WILL ALREADY KNOW, LATER MONO PRESSINGS OF THIS LP ARE VERY COMMON INDEED (AND WELL WORTH AVOIDING!) - BUT FINDING A 100% GENUINE UK 'EARLIEST' MONO 1ST PRESSING IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE AS ONLY A TINY HANDFUL WERE EVER MADE!!!!   THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE OF THIS DOUBLE LP - AS THIS 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING HAS A DIFFERENT COVER, DIFFERENT LABELS, DIFFERENT MATRIXES, AND THE WRONG TRACKLISTING!!!!  INCREDIBLY THIS LP TRULY IS THE EARLIEST 1ST PRESSING EVER MADE - AS IT HAS 1/1/1/1 MONO MATRIX ENDINGS (LATER ONES DONT!), 'THICK BLOCK' CBS LOGOS ON THE LABELS (LATER ONES ARE THINNER!), '33' LABEL TEXT (LATER ONES DONT!), AND 'INTERNAL FLIPBACKS' TO THE COVER (LATER ONES DONT!)!!!! THIS COPY HAS THE PHOTOGRAPH  ON THE INNER SLEEVE OF THE ACTRESS Claudia Cardinale WHICH WAS LATER WITHDRAWN AS IT WAS USED WITHOUT HER PERMISSION -  SO THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DOUBT AT ALL - THAT THIS IS THE 'EARLIEST' & RAREST UK MONO 1ST PRESSING THAT YOU CAN POSSIBLY GET - AND COMPLETELY DIFFERENT COMPARED TO ALL LATER PRESSINGS!!!!
THIS DOUBLE LP ALSO HAS AN INCREDIBLE LABEL ERROR WHICH ONLY THE FIRST FEW HUNDRED UK MONO 1ST PRESSINGS EVER HAD!!!!  IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THE SIDE 2 LABEL (OR THE SECOND SIDE ON RECORD 1) - YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE THAT THE SECOND TRACK IS INCORRECTLY CREDITED AS "MEMPHIS BLUES AGAIN"!!!!  THIS WAS COMPLETELY WRONG AND ALMOST IMMEDIATELY CHANGED TO THE CORRECT "STUCK INSIDE OF MOBILE WITH THEE" (TO MATCH THE COVER!)!!!!  ONLY AN ABSOLUTELY TINY HANDFUL OF THE 'EARLIEST' MONO 1ST PRESSINGS ONLY - EVER HAD THIS AMAZING LABEL ERROR, MAKING IT THE RAREST & 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING OF THIS LP EVER MADE!!!!
NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS DOUBLE LP IS IN BRILLIANT CONDITION!!!!  JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES!!!! THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1966 UK MONO 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING ON THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS 'FULLY TEXTURED' CBS LABELS, 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS 'MATCHING' CBS ADVERTISING INNER SLEEVES, 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS CBS 'THICK BLOCK' LOGO ON THE LABELS, 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS '33' LABEL TEXT, 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS MISCREDITED LABELS, 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS 1/1/1/1 MONO MATRIX ENDINGS, AND 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS GATEFOLD LAMINATED FLIPBACK COVER!!!! THIS DOUBLE LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!!!!  This is the ORIGINAL CBS UK 1st Pressing from 1966 and is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  The records are pressed on THICK quality vinyl.  The Cat. No is DDP 66012 on the ORIGINAL 'Textured' Orange CBS label (see picture) and is a UK MONO 1st Pressing!!!! 
The record labels to BOTH records are in SUPERB condition (see pictures) with NO writing, NO wear, and only a few VERY light spindle marks!!!!  The vinyl is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  Most of these 60s Double LPs had been to a lot of wild parties and are usually found totally worn out, and almost unplayable. All four sides of this Double LP I grade as Excellent. Each side has signs of light paper scuffs and the occasional hairline type marks. Visually, Disc One, side 1 has three hairline marks, Side 2, has two hairline marks. Disc Two, side 1 has one hairline mark and side 2 is clear.   Both discs have been test played and it is also great to find that BOTH records play  STUNNINGLY  with NO skips, only a few VERY light clicks (though mostly NONE!), NO sticking, NO jumps, barely ANY crackle AT ALL, and only some VERY low level background sound on the run on grooves & gaps - NOT in the music AT ALL!!!!  The sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO groove wear and NO distortion either!!!!  BOTH records must grade Very Good++ if not better (with 3 sides being more like FULL Excellent if not Excellent+ - and 1 side being more like Very Good+ if not better)  The records also come in their ORIGINAL 1st Press 'Matching' Square CBS inner sleeves which are in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  The ORIGINAL 1st Press Gatefold Flipback Laminated Cover is in BRILLIANT condition!!!!  It has some VERY minor edge wear, Excellent spine with the very slightest hairline split,(hardly noticeable) only VERY slight corner wear, only a few VERY light creases. The cover is flat, shiny laminate, NO rips, NO tears, only some very VERY minor evidence of 'tipping in' to the corner tip.   The opening edges are beautifully straight with barely ANY feathering AT ALL.  Even the non laminated inside of the cover is in BRILLIANT condition with NO rubbing, NO grubbiness, NO yellowing, VERY nice flipbacks, NO ringwear, and NO writing!!!  The cover must grade Very Good++ if not better!!!!  THIS DOUBLE LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY!!!!
AS CAN BE SEEN FROM THE PHOTOS, THE DISCS HAVE BEEN HOUSED IN PLAIN WHITE DUST COVERS TO PROTECT THE ORIGINAL 1966 MATCHING CBS INNER SLEEVES. THE ALBUM COVER IS HOUSED IN A PROTECTIVE PLASTIC SLEEVE ON ITS OWN AND WITHOUT THE DISCS. THE DISCS IN THERE NEW SLEEVES ALONG WITH THE ORIGINALS ARE ALSO HOUSED ON THEIR OWN. THIS IS HOW THE ALBUM COVER AND DISCS WILL BE SHIPPED
 THIS is a great CHANCE TO BUY AN ORIGINAL 1966 MONO UK 1ST PRESSING OF "BLONDE ON BLONDE" BY BOB DYLAN, IN BRILLIANT CONDITION!!!!!                                                           --ooOOoo--
   
ALL RECORDS ARE PROPERLY SHIPPED IN "DEFENDER PACK" REINFORCED CARDBOARD BOXES FOR MAXIMUM VINYL PROTECTION.    


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